Supporting Urban and Innovative Farming Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4470 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4470 To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to improve the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 30, 2026 Mr. Fetterman (for himself, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Smith, Mr. Booker, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Heinrich, and Mr. Hickenlooper) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to improve the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting Urban and Innovative Farming Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. OFFICE OF URBAN AGRICULTURE AND INNOVATIVE PRODUCTION. Section 222 of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6923) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)(3)-- (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``production'' after ``emerging agricultural''; (B) in subparagraph (D)-- (i) by inserting ``controlled-environment agriculture, including'' before ``hydroponic''; and (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end; (C) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (H); and (D) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following: ``(E) using the resources of the Department and of State, Tribal, and local agencies to provide technical assistance for business incorporation, navigating local zoning, and managing farm tract numbers for smaller, noncontiguous parcels to growers implementing activities describe